Christmas Carols - Fill in the Blank

In Britain, it is one of the most popular carols; a 1996 Gallup Poll ranked it joint second.

The melody comes from a Welsh winter song called "Nos Galan," which is actually about New Year's Eve.

To work out how many gifts were received, use the formula with 12 as n: T(n) = (1/6)(n)(n+1)(n+2) The answer is 364!

Written in 1818 in Austria, the original title was ‘Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht.’

"Joy to the World" was written by English minister and hymnist Isaac Watts in 1719.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas was the first nonreligious carol.

The kings: Melchior was from Persia, Gaspar (also called "Caspar" or "Jaspar") from India, and Balthazar from Arabia.

In North America, the song is set to "St. Louis," and in the United Kingdom and Ireland, it's sung to "Forest Green."

Gene Autry's recording of the song hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949.